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Lufthansa crew member dies in hotel pool electrocution in Bengaluru

A Lufthansa crew member and another foreign national died after being electrocuted in a luxury hotel swimming pool during a layover in Bengaluru, India.

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A Lufthansa crew member and another foreign national died in a swimming pool electrocution on Friday evening in Bengaluru, India. Simple Flying and Paddley Too reported that the incident occurred in the third-floor pool of the Conrad Hotel during an airline layover. [1][2]

The victims were identified as German and Slovak nationals, according to reporting from the Free Press Journal and The Sunday Guardian. NewsX and The Sunday Guardian both reported that two other people were injured while trying to assist the victims, including a guest from the United States and a hotel pool attendant. [3][4][5]

Simple Flying reported that local police have launched a full investigation into the incident at the property. [1]

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In short

  • A Lufthansa crew member died from electrocution in a hotel pool in Bengaluru, India.
  • The incident occurred on the third floor of the Conrad Hotel during an airline layover.
  • The victims included German and Slovak nationals, while two other individuals were injured trying to rescue them.
  • Local police have launched an investigation into the fatal hotel incident.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Lufthansa Crew Member Dies Of Electrocution In Hotel Swimming Pool During LayoverSimple Flying, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Lufthansa Crew Member Electrocuted to Death in Luxury Hotel Swimming Pool During Layover in IndiaPaddley Too, 16h ago
  3. [3]Bengaluru: German, Slovak Nationals Die Of Suspected Electrocution In Conrad Hotel Swimming Pool, 2 InjuredFree Press Journal, 21h ago
  4. [4]Two Foreign Nationals Staying At 5-Star Hotel In Bengaluru Die Of Electrocution, Two More Try To Rescue Them, Get Injured – Full DetailsNewsX, 19h ago
  5. [5]Bengaluru Conrad Hotel Tragedy: German And Slovak Nationals Killed In Suspected Pool Electrocution? US Guest, Pool Attendant Injured; What Happened And Latest UpdateThe Sunday Guardian, 18h ago

Background

  1. [6]Lufthansa Flight 540 on Wikipedia
  2. [7]The Capone Investment on Wikipedia
  3. [8]Layover on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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